Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-09
A GRAND SUCCESS.
The First Days Session OF the
Kansas Pharmaceutical
Association.
A Large Attendance CANT Exh1b-
its-Boeked for Abilene Next
Year-Banquet.

The Kansas Pharmaceutical aSSOclhtlon
convened yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, at
Crawford's opera house. Opened with prayer
nv the Rev. W. F. Harper. The roll call was
responded to by eighty-five members. but
there were during the day one hundred and
fifty members present.
| w. C. Sears, of Burlington, president OF
the Association, addressed tie meeting as fol-
lows:
Fellow on1cer. and Members o; the Kansas Pharma-
| ceutcal Association
Time in its onward march has brought US
to another annual gathering. seven years u
| the existence of this association nave Passeu
| into history: we now enter upon the elghuh;
| or the many trials Disappointment and
| disbursements of its infancy may not
| sneak. as it is but two years since become
one of your number. That it has passed It's
wears of infancy and youth, and has entereo
nnon a vigorous manhood, is not to be doubt
al for moment when one beholds such an
| Intelligent audience as the one before me
representatives of our profession coming
| from all parts of the state, gathered Tor It's
annual meeting And here let me say that
our association is to be congratulated on Ine
choice made year ago for the place OF TINS
meeting If some OF us though, tnen, IaaI
orr Wichita members were nttle DoastIui
| in presenting their claims, we have now 30
confess that 1.-The half was not told" ! am
| ouite sure that to come in contact WITH the
life and business energy that seem to pervade
the very atmosphere Of this city-thls w on
der of Wonders'-cannot fail TO exert
stimulating influence upon each one OF US,
ond that from this cause, this meeting OF
our association will be the best we nave ever
held.
In sacred history the number o. seven
usually signifies completeness, perfectlon
Now do not understand me as hlntlng at tne
perfection Of our organization; but rather,
that the first seven years, with lCs youInl u
WAYS. is completed, and that, day, We en-
tor on new era: and may we not hope for
much greater progress to mark the 1uture
than HIS been seen in the past OF our history
| would call YOUR attention to the change
of public sentiment in regard to the practice
of pharmacy during the past seven years, as
shown by acts which speak louder Ihah
| words.
When tLis association was organized, seven
voars 400. there were but nine state pharma-
| ceutical Associations in our whole natlon.
To-day there are thirty eight-then a state
pharmaceutical law" was the exception
now it is the rule. Twenty eight or our
states have such a law inscribed on tne
statute book.
Our annual meeting at Emporia, one year
400 WAS very pleasant and profitable. Our
| nresidert. in his address at that meeting, re-
ferred to the necessity of change In cur
pharmacy and prohibition laws Inc sup
| iect having been well discussed, the wnoie
| matter was left in the hands or our eXecuIlVe
| committee who have labored falth1ully anu,
| while not securing all they had hoped TOT
or we might wish. vet think all will admit
that a decided Improvement has been mace
in our pharmacy law, which, If enforced, VIII
do much towards separating the .tares from
the wheat and thereby aid us IN elevatlng
our profession to the high position IL shoulo
occupy. We must not expect to attain &c
perfection at one single bound put ra'hei
step by step.
We may profit by each passing years ex-
perience. and as we discover the weak points
| in our laws let us bring them to the attentloI
of orr law makers and secure the improve
/ had hoped that our last legislature, III
their wisdom would have given US pro
hititory law" placing the sale
of spirituous liquors IN other
hands than those of the drug,
!, gist. but they have seen fit to leave that
business still with us, although under ne q"
and very different conditions; some OF these
are wise and others doubtful. That part OF
'ssection t." as amended, when requires Ihe
druggist to file an affidavit each month Win
) the probate Judge, showing amount and
kinds of LIQUOR on hand, also amount and
kinds purchased or procured during the
; month, and from whom, the date ana place
of doing business, etc, Is, III my judgment
worse than useless, in that 1t IS altogether
misleading. No doubt this was designed as q
check upon the drugslst-to keep MN non
est But does it follow that he has been dls
honest-has made false monthly report-l
the footings of his reported sales and lnven
tory do not equal the footings OF his previous
report and purchases during the month"; BY
no means Every live, active druggist
manufacturing his own tinctures, ellxlrs
medicinal wines and other preparations
must of necessity, use more or less spirit:
during every month which VIII no.
be accounted for in this monthly re
port The more business OF this klno
done the greater the discrepancy in the re
ports, and consequent liability to the charge
of making false reports. The yearly expense
attending the taking out OF a permit deter'
many an honorable druggist from doing sc, "a:
his sales would not Justify it; so that many
, towns and smaller cities are without th'
facilities for obtaining spirituous liquors fol
any purpose only as they may patronlze TIT
express companies.
In October last received communication
from J. NJ. Maisch, secretary CT the Amer
can Pharmaceutical Association" asking me
to appoint one Of our members to represen
Kansas on the national committee on "un
, officinal formulas In compliance with thu
+ request. it gave me great pleasure to appoln
our very worthy and capable member Mr. Il
J. Brown, of Lcavenworth. OF the WORT
accomplished by that committee, he VIII NJ
doubt advise us at this meeting.
Our secretary in his report, Will douotle S
show a large increase of membership for the
year: and while it is very desirable that oul
' association should grow in members unit
it shall include every worthy and honora
BILE druggist in the state, yet 1t Is OF very
great Importance that we keep free from al
disreputable characters. With this obJ ct II
view | would advise that our COMMITTEES
double their diligence in their examination
e of applications for membership, and thu
4 determine, as far as possible, the worthy
standing of each applicant before recon-
mending him, and 10y so doing preserve oul
good name, and save US much annoyance.
| have received the reports of the annua
1 meetings. for the year 1896, of the Pharma
e ceutical Associations of the states OF Nebras
ka. Ohio, New York and Massachusetts,. ant
notice that our brother pharmacists of thos
i states are alive to the interests OF our calling
: and realize the Importance of cooperation il
advancing the best interests of pharmacy. q
= is shown by the large membership OF thei
as sociations. The state organization o
Connecticut has adopted a Code of Ethics,
Y which contains some excellent things; and
q would recommend, for your consideration
the propriety of cur following her exampl
> in this respect
would call your attention 10
clause in section =" of our pharu
t acy law. as amended. which requires thi
II association annually TO nominate, aud certif
), to the governor of the state, the names @
ten registered pharmacists, from which nun
o Der ali vacancies in the board of pharmac
shall be filled. 1t becomes your duty I
make such nominations at this meeting.
r | wish in a very few words TO call Your 81
N tention to TIE excellent opportunity for OF